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The Cold War Begins

The Korean War

The Cold War Expands

The Cold War at Home

The Cold War (1945–1960)

Witness History: Preparing for Attack

The Cold War Begins

Roots of the Cold War Main Idea: By the end of World War II, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union had fallen apart due to the fear that the Soviet Union was attempting world domination.

Meeting the Soviet Challenge

Main Idea: At President Truman’s urging, Congress aided Greece, Turkey, and other countries struggling against communist movements.

Containing Soviet Expansion

Main Idea: George F. Kennan presented a policy called containment, with the goal of keeping communism within its current borders.

The Cold War Heats Up

Main Idea: When the Soviets blockaded Allied-controlled West Berlin, The United Sates and Britain used a massive airlift to fly supplies into the city, showing how far they would go to fight communism.

Witness History: A New Enemy

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Contrast Continued…

The Cold War Begins (continued…)

Comparing Viewpoints: What Will Happen to Postwar Europe?

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence

Geography Interactive: Cold War Europe, 1949

Color Transparencies: The Cost of Containment

Chart: Shipments Financed by the Marshall Plan Infographic: Airlift Saves Blockaded Berlin

History Interactive: More About the Berlin Airlift

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Reading Skill: ContrastNOTE TAKING

What Will Happen to Postwar Europe?COMPARING VIEWPOINTS

Reading Skill: Recognize SequenceNOTE TAKING

The Cost of ContainmentTRANSPARENCY

Shipments Financed by the Marshall PlanCHART

Berlin AirliftINFOGRAPHIC

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The Korean War

Communists Gain Control of China

Main Idea: Americans were shocked when communists won the Civil War in China and greatly expanded communist control in the world.

Americans Fight in Korea

Main Idea: After communist-controlled North Korea invaded South Korea, the United States sent military aid to South Korea, which ultimately resulted in a stalemate.

The Korean War Has Lasting Effects

Main Idea: President Eisenhower’s threat of nuclear weapons convinced the communists to sign a cease-fire, but there was no clear victory in the war.

Witness History: They Won’t Escape This Time

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Categorize

Geography Interactive: The Korean War

Color Transparencies: Political Cartoons: The Korean War

Decision Point: Should the United States Invade China?

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The Korean War (continued…)

Quick Study: Korean War’s Impact on America

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Reading Skill: CategorizeNOTE TAKING

Political Cartoons: The Korean WarTRANSPARENCY

Should the United States Invade China?DECISION POINT

Korean War's Impact on AmericaQUICK STUDY

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The Cold War Expands

The Arms Race Heightens Tensions  Main Idea: When the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had set off an atomic bomb, an arms race between the two nations started as each developed increasingly powerful nuclear weapons.

Eisenhower Introduces New Policies

Main Idea: Eisenhower favored a defense policy of stockpiling nuclear weapons so that the United States could threaten enemies with the use of overwhelming force.

The Cold War Goes Global

Main Idea: Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union led to conflicts in countries throughout the world.

Witness History: The Threat of War

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas

Chart: The Arms Race

Infographic: Domestic Uses of Cold War Technology

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The Cold War Expands (continued…)

Color Transparencies: Cold War Initiatives

Geography Interactive: Global Cold War, 1946-1956

History Interactive: Discover More About the Cold War

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Reading Skill: Identify Main IdeasNOTE TAKING

The Arms RaceCHART

Domestic Uses of Cold War TechnologyINFOGRAPHIC

Cold War InitiativesTRANSPARENCY

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The Cold War at Home

Worrying About Communists at Home

Main Idea: Americans began to fear that communists in the United States were working for the Soviet Union, and Congress started investigations of potential communists.

Spy Cases Worry Americans

Main Idea: Spy trials attracted public attention and drew awareness to the threat of communist agents working against the United States. Alger Hiss’s case and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial were two controversial cases that received national interest

McCarthy Uses Ruthless Tactics

Main Idea: Senator McCarthy became chairman of an investigations committee against potential communists, were he spent years making reckless accusations that often discredited people.

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Note Taking: Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast

Political Cartoons: Red Scare or Red Smear

Color Transparency: The Red Scare

Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects

Witness History: Battling the Communist Menace

Reading Skill: Identify Causes and EffectsNOTE TAKING

The Red ScareTRANSPARENCY

Political Cartoons: Red Scare or Red SmearANALYZE

Reading Skill: Compare and ContrastNOTE TAKING

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